Rope-socket



C. N. FINTON.

ROPE SOCKET. APPLICATION FILED sEPT.I7. 1920.

Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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. Be it knownk that I, CHAiiLns N. FiNtroN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ly.- `kens,'in the county of Dauphin and State of ennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rope 'Sockets, of

, which the following is a specification.

, the use of special tools or appliances.

Other objects of my invention are to provide a socket without loose or detachable parts, and which, while firmly holding the rope end,does not mutilatethe strands therebe clamped about the free end of a rope, in-l per clamping insertion of theteeth into the rope; andr 40A of and thereby weaken the rope, and at the same time to provide a socket which may be f conveniently and quickly applied without the assistance of skilled help. l

f Il attain all of these objects and other objects to become apparentin the specification following and-to be specically referred to in the claimL hereto appended by the device illustrated in t e accompanying drawings, in which j Figure 1` is an elevation of the socket ready to be aHXed to a cable or rope;

Fig. 2 is a view of a socket as aiiiXed to a rope, a portion being in section to show the tooth `construction thereof;

Fig. 3fis a top view with parts of the upjaw broken away to show the Fig. 4 is an end view of the socket. ,Y Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My invention` relates to what may be conveniently termed a split socket the socket being of new and novel construction. Briefly described, it comprises a socket member of suitable material, substantially Ufshaped1 and of proper j ysions, the closed endthereof being thickened weight and dimento form a shank 5 to receive a link or other suitable connecting part (not shown) while lthe ends thereof nated by the numerals 6, 6,` andbendable to dicated in the drawings byl the letter A.

specification of Lettersratent.

about the rope which j penetrate without severing or v*breaking the about said which I call jaws are desigf Patented 1921.

Application ined september i7, i920. seriai No. 410,902.,

Each of'safid' clamping jaws is substantially semi-.cylindrical in formand constructed so that it will fit snugly about the ropeto which it is to be aiiiXed.

Upon the inner surface of each jaw are a number of oppositely arrangedv spaced teeth or. spurs 7, preferably4 coniform in shape, said teeth projecting inwardly andbeing of a length substantially equivalent to one-half the diameter of the rope. for which the socket' is designed. Each jaw is cut away or bev` eled adjacent to the vshank 5 forming an eye'lS.

The free end vof the-ropeto which the n socket is to beaiiXed should, to preveiitun raveling, be circumferentially wrapped as indicated by A. A socket of suitable dimensions having been selected the rope is inserted into its open jaws, the wrapped eX- tremity in close proximity with the shank 5. The jaws are then forced together closing theconiforin teeth 7 fibers of which it is composed. flnsertionof the teeth forces the strands apart as illustrated in Fig. 3 and causes them toV entwinek teeth. At the same time Vtheelesure of the' jaws .compresses the rope intov smaller compass so that a firm connection be` tween the socket and' rope is produced and accidental displacement of the socket is thus prevented. With the socket thus aiiiXed the rope is ready for coupling.

W'hen it is desirable to employ two sockets with a solid link intermediate thereto, it is but necessary to slip the connecting link on to the shanks of the sockets before closing the latter upon the rope ends.

It will be apparent from the drawings that the diameter of the socket when aiiixed decreases as iteXtends away from-the shank 5, the tapering of the jaws toward one an-V other being such that its diameter when closed about the rope is equal to or less at its open end, than the kassuring an easy passage over pulleys.

diameter of the rope, thus r i ijoo This construction is facilitated by the use of the circumferential wrapping of the 'eXtrem-v ity of the rope A hereinbefore described.

The teeth or spurs 7 as employed by me are substantially coniform in shape, `such form being `adapted to more securely engage the rope, andare capable of being readily inf l serted in the rope without mutilationthereto. v

At the same time .the strain between the socket and the rope is properly proportioned,

the greater strain being toward the circumference of the rope where the teeth are of largest diameter.

Jaws'G may mer with the elimination of special dies or swedges as now generally required in apply-` ing rope sockets, and should a rope be broken the socket axed thereto may be removed and used over agaimthe rope strands held between the jaws of the socket being most quickly removed by burning, after which the jaws may `be spread apart by inserting any available implement therebetween. Manifestl'y, neither skilled labor nor 1nechani cal knowledge are necessary either for affix ing the socket to a rope or removing it therefrom.

The socket maybe manufactured from any suitable metal, and as its construction is exceedingly simple, the cost of production is necessarily small. It is obvious that a single piece of metal may be used by flattening it at its ends and then bending it Sintoy shape.

be forced together by a ham- While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of my invention, no limitation or restriction isintended to be made, as changes and modifications within the scope of the claim are to be resorted to when desired. y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new vand desire to secure by Let- Iters Patent, is ,l i

A one piece rope socket comprising a pair of complemental and opposedsubstantially` semi-cylindrical jaws of uniform thickness,

coniform 'teeth projectinginwardly from said'j aws, and an integral and flexible shank connecting' thejaws at one end and of such length that when the jaws are forced together togrip the end of arope a tapered socket 'will 4be formed having its greater diameterfadjacent the curved shank, such vtapered prevent thev rope from pulling outof'the socket.` l a Y ln :testimony whereofl `aiiX my signature.

\ CHARLES-N. FINTON;

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